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Eddie Jones believes Stuart Lancaster was 'wrong man for job'

Tuesday, November 03 2015 by SNTV
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    SOUNDBITE: (English) Eddie Jones, Former Japan Rugby Head Coach (criticising England for leaving Stuart Lancaster in charge of its World Cup team)

    "Every Union that's successful, every national team that's successful has a guy that's experienced, has a guy that understands rugby. And unless you have that, they're non-negotiables. They're not preferred. Preferred credentials are what university they went to, you know, whether they sit nicely at the table, whether they speak nicely. They're all preferred credentials. The non-negotiables are simple and the Unions that falter are the Unions that don't follow those non-negotiables like England. You know, England pick a rookie coach to coach a home team at a World Cup. When you're a home team, the pressure on that coach is enormous. You need a guy that's got experience, has been through the loop, understands how to manage his team in that quite hostile environment. Because it is when you're the home team. And it's going to be same for Japan in 2019."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Eddie Jones, Former Japan Rugby Head Coach (on the 2015 Rugby World Cup)

    "The 2015 World Cup is the best World Cup we have seen. The standard of rugby was absolutely outstanding. The referees did a fine job making sure the teams could attack with the ball or without the ball and that is what the game of rugby is about. It is a game finely balanced between contest and continuity. I think we saw the best example of that in the final on the weekend, with two great teams winning against each other. The All Blacks were on a different level than any other team of the World Cup".

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